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Posted on May 1, 2017

This Drone Once Fought Wars. Now It’s Fighting Climate Change

This Drone Once Fought Wars. Now It’s Fighting Climate Change
This drone served in Iraq and Afghanistan—and it's going to take atmospheric data in the Alaska next year. The post This Drone Once Fought Wars. Now It's Fighting Climate Change appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on March 31, 2017

Why You Should Put Your Supercomputer in Wyoming

Why You Should Put Your Supercomputer in Wyoming
A new supercomputer for the National Center for Atmospheric Research gets to work studying climate and solar flares—and prepares for a bunch of new neighbors. The post Why You Should Put Your Supercomputer in Wyoming appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on February 19, 2017

Old-Guard Archivists Keep Federal Data Safer Than You Think

Old-Guard Archivists Keep Federal Data Safer Than You Think
Long before Trump, open government and open data evangelists had been preserving all kinds of data collected and stored by the government. The post Old-Guard Archivists Keep Federal Data Safer Than You Think appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on February 13, 2017

Diehard Coders Just Saved All of NASA’s Earth Science Data

Diehard Coders Just Saved All of NASA’s Earth Science Data
Hackers are building up robust systems to monitor changes to government websites. And they're keeping track of data that's already been removed. The post Diehard Coders Just Saved All of NASA's Earth Science Data appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on January 21, 2017

Trump Names Former Climate Scientist Erik Noble to NASA Advisory Role

Trump Names Former Climate Scientist Erik Noble to NASA Advisory Role
Is this good news or bad? Unclear. The post Trump Names Former Climate Scientist Erik Noble to NASA Advisory Role appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on December 19, 2016

It’s Time for the Nobel Committee to Honor Climate Research

It’s Time for the Nobel Committee to Honor Climate Research
The best way to prove the scientific solidarity behind the fact the climate is changing is to award those who study it. The post It's Time for the Nobel Committee to Honor Climate Research appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on September 15, 2016

House Republicans Are Trying to Blackball the Climate Investigation into Exxon

House Republicans Are Trying to Blackball the Climate Investigation into Exxon
The House Science Committee is dragging out the spurious narrative that science isn't in consensus about climate change, its causes, and effects. The post House Republicans Are Trying to Blackball the Climate Investigation into Exxon appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on September 14, 2015

California’s Fires Are Barely Contained—and Barely Started

California’s Fires Are Barely Contained—and Barely Started

The Valley Fire burned 61,000 acres in 17 hours, but it's neither the beginning nor the end of California's 2015 fire season.

The post California’s Fires Are Barely Contained—and Barely Started appeared first on WIRED.

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